If There Is Much In The Window There Should Be More In The Room

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Lessons from a Dog - Patrick Moberg




http://www.patrickmoberg.com/lessons-from-a-dog/

IF A DOG WERE YOUR TEACHER You would learn stuff like these. And more....

When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
Never pass up the opportunity to go for a ride.
Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.
When it's in your best interest -- practice obedience.
Let others know when they've invaded your territory.
Take naps and stretch before rising.
Run, romp, and play daily.
Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
Avoid biting, when a simple growl will do.
On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.
On hot days, drink lots of water and lay under a shady tree.
When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout... run right back and make friends.
Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough.
Be loyal.
Never pretend to be something you're not.
If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.
When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.

Monday, September 6, 2010

Stephen Hawking says universe not created by God


Spontaneous creation is the reason there is something rather than nothing, why we exist, says Stephen Hawking. Photograph: Bruno Vincent/Getty Images




• Physics, not creator, made Big Bang, new book claims

God did not create the universe, the man who is arguably Britain's most famous living scientist says in a forthcoming book.

"Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing," he writes. "Spontaneous creation is the reason there is something rather than nothing, why the universe exists, why we exist.



http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/sep/02/stephen-hawking-big-bang-creator


Sunday, September 5, 2010

What's Hard To Look At - TIME





http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2007269,00.html

The Plight of Afghan Women: A Disturbing Picture

It is a portrait of Aisha, a shy 18-year-old Afghan woman who was sentenced by a Taliban commander to have her nose and ears cut off for fleeing her abusive in-laws.....

Friday, September 3, 2010

Tribus de l'OMO








Hans Silvester’s lifelong dedication to investigating our world, capturing and promoting the most intimate, and perhaps enigmatic, of organic phenomena, has led the German-born artist down a number of career paths, including forays into journalism, philanthropy and environmental activism.

Silvester’s recent work features the Surma and Mursi people of the Omo Valley in southern Ethiopia, presenting the beauty of the tribes’ ancient tradition of temporary body decoration. His photographs reveal the use of bright mineral paints to embellish the skin and the use of flora and fauna to fashion spectacular headpieces and body accessories.

His commitment to the documentation and preservation of relatively unfamiliar earthly marvels is visible in these photographs. The artist describes his immersion into the lives and tradition of these Ethiopian tribes as an effort to “save…as much as possible of this truly living art, which is mobile, changing, subject to infinite variation, and whose constituent elements…form a link between man and nature.”

Through the memorialization of the vivid, yet intricate designs that adorn the faces and bodies of his subjects, Silvester strives to underscore the “the beauty and purity of nature…taken out of context, [so] you’re reminded again how beautiful a seed pod, a mushroom or a flower is.”

It is this appreciation of beauty and penchant for cultural expression that is both exceptional in regard to the magnificent forms produced by these tribal cultures, but also exceptionally familiar, reminding the viewer of the fundamental yearning for the beautiful that unites us all.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/5080446/Tribus-de-lOMO



Learn more about Hans Silvester’s time with the L'omo people at the Marlborough Gallery website HERE.